Dr. Christine Lucachick, a recent graduate from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, was recently named the 2016 recipient of the Dr. Michael Till–Northern Minnesota Dental Scholarship.
The daughter of Drs. Gary and Colleen Lucachick of International Falls, Christine plans to return home to help her parents meet the oral health needs of the patients in the International Falls area.
This scholarship provides financial assistance to young dental professionals from rural Minnesota in hopes of having them return to practice dentistry in outstate Minnesota.
The scholarship honors Dr. Michael Till, former dean of the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, whose foresight, determination and perseverance made the outreach dental clinic at Hibbing Community College a reality. This clinic presently provides dental services to thousands of people in northern Minnesota.
The Dr. Michael Till–Northern Minnesota Scholarships are provided annually by Northern Minnesota Dental, a group of dentists who live and serve in Iron Range communities.
The organization’s primary goal is to provide dental benefit plans ensuring access to quality dental care affordable to patients, employers and providers while serving the highest standards of care and the doctor-patient relationship.
Recipients of this scholarship have demonstrated a high level of academic achievement, dedication to their chosen field of dentistry and a sense of community to a rural community in outstate Minnesota.
